> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.presenton.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Presenton Open Source

> Self-host Presenton, choose your AI providers, and keep full control of the deployment.

Presenton Open Source gives you presentation generation, a full editor, AI-assisted changes, custom templates, exports, an API, and MCP in an application you can run yourself.

## See Presenton in action

Watch the complete narrated workflow, from generating a reusable Template V2 design to creating a presentation with it.

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  <Card title="Install Presenton" icon="download" href="/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/quickstart">
    Choose Docker, Compose, desktop, or an NVIDIA GPU deployment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Explore every feature" icon="grid-2" href="/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/features/overview">
    See everything you can create, customize, connect, and deploy.
  </Card>
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## Why self-host Presenton?

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  <Card title="Choose your AI" icon="key">
    Use hosted providers, local models, or your own compatible endpoints.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Control the deployment" icon="server">
    Run the web application, desktop app, or API service in your environment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build on the project" icon="code-branch">
    Inspect, modify, and contribute under the Apache 2.0 license.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Recommended learning path

1. [Install Presenton with Docker](/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/quickstart).
2. [Create your first presentation](/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/tutorials/create-first-presentation).
3. [Learn the simple creation workflow](/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/core-concepts/how-presenton-works).
4. [Choose your text and image providers](/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/core-concepts/providers).
5. [Configure storage, authentication, search, and processing](/open-source/v0.9.0-beta/configuration).
6. Explore templates, the canvas editor, document extraction, the API, or MCP when you need them.

<Note>
  The version selector above controls the Open Source documentation you are reading. Commands that install a container remain pinned to the matching release for reproducibility.
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